Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
Emblem of Arunachal Pradesh
Incumbent Pema Khandu since 17 July 2016[1]
Status	Head of Government
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly & Arunachal Pradesh Council of Ministers
Reports to	Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Appointer	Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Term length	At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to noterm limits.[2]
Inaugural holder	Prem Khandu Thungan
Formation	13 August 1975 (50 years ago) (1975-08-13)
Deputy	Chowna Mein,Deputy Chief Minister
Website	www.arunachalpradeshcm.in

Thechief minister of Arunachal Pradesh ischief executive of theIndianstate ofArunachal Pradesh. As per theConstitution of India, thegovernor of Arunachal Pradesh is the state'sde jure head, butde facto executive authority rests with thechief minister. Following elections to theArunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form thegovernment. The governor appoints the chief minister, whosecouncil of ministers arecollectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to noterm limits.^[2]Pema Khandu of theBharatiya Janata Party is the current incumbent. Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.^[3]

The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:

I, <Name of Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

• ^† Died in office
• ^§ Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term

#	Portrait		Chief Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Election	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
					From	To	Period
1			Prem Khandu Thungan (born 1946) MLA for Dirang Kalaktang	–	13 August 1975	18 September 1979	4 years, 36 days	Janata Party	Thungan I
				1978 (1st)					Thungan II
2			Tomo Riba (1934–2000) MLA forBasar		18 September 1979	3 November 1979	46 days	People's Party of Arunachal	Riba
Position vacant (3 November 1979 – 18 January 1980) President's rule was imposed during this period[a]
3			Gegong Apang (born 1947) MLA forTuting–Yingkiong	1980 (2nd)	18 January 1980	19 February 1987	7 years, 32 days	Indian National Congress	Apang I
				1984 (3rd)					Apang II

#	Portrait		Chief Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Election	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
					From	To	Period
(3)			Gegong Apang (born 1947) MLA forTuting–Yingkiong	1984 (3rd)	19 February 1987	19 January 1999	11 years, 334 days	Indian National Congress	Apang II
				1990 (4th)					Apang III
				1995 (5th)				Arunachal Congress	Apang IV
4			Mukut Mithi (born 1952) MLA forRoing	1999 (6th)	19 January 1999	3 August 2003	4 years, 196 days	Indian National Congress	Mithi
(3)			Gegong Apang (born 1947) MLA forTuting–Yingkiong		3 August 2003	9 April 2007	3 years, 249 days	United Democratic Front	Apang V
								Bharatiya Janata Party
				2004 (7th)				Indian National Congress	Apang VI
5			Dorjee Khandu (1955–2011) MLA forMukto		9 April 2007	30 April 2011	4 years, 21 days		Dorjee I
				2009 (8th)					Dorjee II
6			Jarbom Gamlin (1961–2014) MLA forLiromoba		5 May 2011	1 November 2011	180 days		Gamlin
7			Nabam Tuki (born 1964) MLA forSagalee		1 November 2011	26 January 2016	4 years, 86 days		Tuki I
				2014 (9th)					Tuki II
Position vacant (26 January 2016 – 19 February 2016) President's rule was imposed during this period[a]
8			Kalikho Pul (1969–2016) MLA forHayuliang	– (9th)	19 February 2016	13 July 2016	145 days	People's Party of Arunachal	Pul
(7)			Nabam Tuki (born 1964) MLA forSagalee		13 July 2016	17 July 2016	4 days	Indian National Congress	–
8			Pema Khandu (born 1979) MLA forMukto		17 July 2016	Incumbent	9 years, 214 days		Pema I
								People's Party of Arunachal	Pema II
								Bharatiya Janata Party	Pema III
				2019 (10th)					Pema IV
				2024 (11th)					Pema V

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